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Beautiful holster...love the old style to it and I also like how clean and simple the holster is...but just fyi...the fact that the holster has an open trigger and that the muzzle end is open, that denotes that holster as a class III "any other weapon"...legally, you can't own that holster and the pistol at the same time without a class III license...likewise, legally you can't sell the holster to someone that owns the weapon for the holster without a class III license...does that mean that people don't do it or haven't done it in the past, but it is against federal law...just wanted you to know and hope to keep you from getting in trouble...

Beautiful holster...love the old style to it and I also like how clean and simple the holster is...but just fyi...the fact that the holster has an open trigger and that the muzzle end is open, that denotes that holster as a class III "any other weapon"...legally, you can't own that holster and the pistol at the same time without a class III license...likewise, legally you can't sell the holster to someone that owns the weapon for the holster without a class III license...does that mean that people don't do it or haven't done it in the past, but it is against federal law...just wanted you to know and hope to keep you from getting in trouble...

Thanks for the info, I was not aware of that. I have never heard of a "class III license". I will look into that. Again thank you very much.

Regards, Sam

I think Stitches is thinking of the 'wallet holsters" designed to conceal a small pocket gun and be able to shoot them even though they are in the holster. Those are "controlled" by the government. To make a holster like that you have to fill out a form and pay $200 and then its $5 to transfer it. A regular holster with access to the trigger is not a controlled item. A lot of the old cowboy holsters had access to the trigger for quick draws. Here is an ATF document that discusses this: http://www.atf.gov/publications/newsletters/ffl/ffl-newsletter-1997-08.pdf Check out the part about wallet holsters most of the way down the page.

I think Stitches is thinking of the 'wallet holsters" designed to conceal a small pocket gun and be able to shoot them even though they are in the holster. Those are "controlled" by the government. To make a holster like that you have to fill out a form and pay $200 and then its $5 to transfer it. A regular holster with access to the trigger is not a controlled item. A lot of the old cowboy holsters had access to the trigger for quick draws. Here is an ATF document that discusses this: http://www.atf.gov/p...ter-1997-08.pdf Check out the part about wallet holsters most of the way down the page.

Thank you Jeff. I will definitely check out that link. This holster was not designed to shoot through - there is no opening for the shell to eject.